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VOL. LI.BRATTLEBORO, VT., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1884.NO. 47.Cljc if crnumt Pjccnu(Ind TKIt)10.T 11KCOIID AMI t'AHJIt.II, ssltM31 1 J If 18S0)PUBLISH BD TIHT FRIDAY BTl-'HKNCl-I & STEDMAN,llUATTLEBOnO, VT.Tkms-1u advance, per year, f 1.S0: If not natdsitulu year, 12.00.hum or Auvlhtisinq furolabcd on appllcttlon.IlirlU, Uistbsaud Marriages published gr.tl.t Obitmry Notices, Cards of Tbauk.s, etc., 75c per Inch of14 liuca or less,Kattrtdat On ItratlUboro Pott Ojlu antcoml-claniiiKtit matter0 L. t'KESCII. D. 11. BlIBMlK.33uslnrss (Earns.tleneral Insurance-and Ileal Estate AgenU.lupresentlng Compsnles whose Assets areotcrlllU,UUO,UUO,TENL1IENTH TO LET.Agents for daiicock Fibe Lxilsumsniiis,Ulliie in Starr k Eater'. New llauk block, cur. Malaaud Elliot streete,bltATlLEllOliO, VT.J-4.T1I: .11. XVJLK1I, "(Vlill.lou block, llrattleburi'.Vt.,1 rii-tlces Id all too courts, make collections promptl),U'l Invests money uu Viealeru mortgages.alt. IIOL'IU.I,)!.!.,,. PUYSICIAN AM) SUHUEON,UnATTLEBOKO. Vl.OiBce and residence corner Malu and Walnut Hta,At home from 1 to a and irum 0 to 7 o'clock P.M.LK. ALLEX .V CO.,. UEALE11U1N EUMUEltOFALLEINUH,tllli t ut street, IJrattleboro, Vt.JAVIER) C'O.Xl.A.tll, .It. II.,I'UISIUIAN AND KUUOEON,0. 11fe In Crosby block, over Vermont National lUnk.Office Uoura 8 to U A.M., 1 to 3 P.M.1. t'ildenco 19 Main at Bbatiliiioio,Vt.DI. WKHKTEIt, Si. It,Office and realdence 27 Elliot at., Draltleboro,t. Uulce hours before 8 a, m . ; 1 to 2 and C to B p. u.If EXIT Y TVOKEII.n.U.,Li SUltUEON ANU UQMtEOPATlllST,unite In Leonard's lllock, Elliot street. orHcehoura,l:JOlo3:OOand7:CI)to:oor. m. Special attentlouIflveu to ctironlc dlaeaata.ITANKI.-VN .V NTOIIIIAItl),IfL ATTOUNEV8 ANDCOUN8E1.I.OH8 AT LAWand Solleltora of Patenta, llRATTLEboito, Vt.11,.YIAA, Jll.,LAWYEIt.WlLMISOTOS. Vl.1T I. IIET1IH, loune tin) Hlgnlalntpr, Or?V uamental and Frrnco I'alutlng.aralnlng.KalHiimlnlDR, Taper Hanging, etc.Ivy Green Street. U-jttleboro, Vt .T C. lIOIsftTKIt.f) FIHE iyUUANCE AGENT,VUTKIT, VI.EJ. CAItPEXTElt. Market lllock, EllfotBt. Dealer tn Toys, Fancy floods. Hooks, Htatlonery, Newspaper, Magazines At periodicals. Bub.pcrlptiooa received for tbe principal newspapers andl by mail or otherwise.miuaxlues, and forwarded tB HOOK ft IIOVHE II1IENN.IXCJ IIOU.H. Mr. JAMES O. COOK, formerly of tbe l'arker House, lioitun. First-class work.Room In rear of hotel office.TF. A1IEllNO,STEAM FITTER AND PLUMBER,DlUTTLEBOBO, 'T.Btearo Pipe and Fittings aud Steam Heating apparatus fumiabrd and put In. Steam boilers and engines repaired. All Jobbing In thii line promptly attended to. Water piping and Plumbing done in thebest manner.JO. ENTA lUIOOU, Jll,,WAHDSBOKO, VT.Howe Palntlnp, Graining, Paper Hanging, Hard,wood Finishing. 40-62EEIrstmt EntKStments.J. U. MEMtlFlELD,President.It. M. SHERMAN,Hecreuiy.Vermont Loan & Trust CompanycmAxn ron km, Dakota.VEQOTlATOftS Oflied River Valley Farm Lonns.Bearing 8 to 9 per cent, tntereat, net.Full particulars, with referencee, furnished oo spplication. Correspondence solicited. 13BI. 1VIIITE,H1UUX FALLS, DAKOTA,Real Estate and Loan Agont.Eat tern parties desiring to loan money or Inreat inreal estatfl in the growing city of Bioux Falls, cannotdo better than deal with me. I shall endeavor to dealLonestly and fairly with all who may do business withrnf, and at a fair rate of commlasion. Address E. P.WHITE, Sioux Falls, Dak., Box 1177.Itefer br permission to editors of this paper, toS.U Kimball of Urattleboro, aud to either Dr. Gray orDr. Tufts of Blonx Falls. 3ftF.K.Our complete stock of Fall andWinter HOSIEIIY and GLOVESIk note open, and Includes manychoice and desirable goods.MMUXO Uyj)EIt IVEAIt - - Alarge line and good value In everygrade.We have secured the sale of oneof the best lines of Ladles' WHITECOTTOX UXJiEltWEAll in themarket, made entirely on lockstitch machines, and would solicitan examination.HEW STORE, HOOKER BLOCKCUESTO WHOMIT MAY CONCERN.And it concerns nil intending tomiyUllUCHEAP FOR CASH,To call at South Main street Store,Pipers old stand.NEW STOCKOFGROCERIESANDPROVISIONS,And all kinds of Goodsusually kept in a first-class Grocery Store.Having had somo experience inmining 1 Sllllll IllUKOPLOTTEA SPECIALTY.C, 8. DICKINSON.Orujjs nun iHcniciiu0.:ARD from I.N. THORN.TO THE VUIILW OP H11AT-TLEUOllO and Vicinity iPATRONS OF PAST 20 IEAHS :HAVINCl SOLD MY ENTIItE OHUO I1U8INE88of this town, all prescriptions, formulas and trademarks, Including COMPOUND EXTBACT HOrs,SVKUr BA113APA1ULLA, ho., toO.M. COLBUltN hCO., I vould here aisle I bat. had a personal acquaintance with Mr. C. M. Colburn for oerllilrlcn jeara,and know htra to be a gentleman of honor and Integrlly, and beartlljt recommend blm to tbe public assnch,My son and former partner, Edwin C. Thorn, hascharge of tbe prescription department, and I assurethe public accuracy aod safety.Thanking the public, for their long-continued pat'ronage, t would bespeak the continuance of earns forthe firm of C. M. Colburn t Co. I. N. TIIOltN.Our Latest Returns'Have brought us InA LARGE LINE OFDRUGS,MEDICINESAND FINEToilet Articles.Call and sco our lino of FINKHANDKKHCHIEF EXTRACTS.All odors, from the popular manufacturers, LUKIN and LOW, SONic HAYDON, London, Eng., ALFRED WIUGRT, COLGATE, andother American manufacturers.Full lino Colgate's Toilet Waterand Soaps. Pears's Toilet Soaps.Imported Hay Hum. English andAmerican Hair, Tooth and NailBrushes, Chest Protectors, Chamois Skins, Sponges, Arc, kc.OF BEST QUALITY,Anil nlll bet sold lalLowest Gash Prices!Call and See Us at the Old Standof I. N. THORN & SON,NO. 2 CROSBY BLOCK.liespertfally i'ours,G.M.GOLBURN&GO.Try a Bottle of Thorn's CoughMixture, 26c.tDROWN'SSTOCK OF HOOTS AND SHOESFOR THE PALI AXD WINTERTRADE IS SOW COMPLETE.I have a largo stock ofRUBBER GOODS,Including the best makes, nt pricesthat win suit an.FARMERS!COME IN & LOOK THROUGH MYKIP BOOT DEFT,A tul tf vnn ivniif n linn! thai willstand by yon, ask for the "MONITOR KIP, Hand Made."LADIES !Don't fail to see tlioso "CONGOLA"chamois-lined boots, for a warmwinter shoo. "LADIES' COMMONSENSE" a specialty.PEOPLE REALIZE "VALUE RECEIVED," AND HAVE DISCOVERED THATDROWN'SIS THE PLAOE TO BUYBoots and Shoes.BROOKS HOUSE BLOCK.h. b: BOND,DIALER INMETALLIC, WOOD FDMISH& CLOTH COVEREDjgjiippjjjPOWOIBOUl 1IOSTOX LETTISH.Absolutely Pure.Thii powder never nrlei. A roartfl of canttrtnuth tod whotesumf oei. More tcooomlcat tbntbe ordinary kind, and canoot be void in compel It loowitb the mult it tide of tow teit. abort Wf Igbt, alum orptioapbate towdera. Sold only in ran.37-33 Hotal lUnna Fowdeh Co., 10 Waltat., N. VCASKETS,ALL STYLES AND QUALITIES.TEXTILE, OOLV A XI) SIL VEIt1'LATEI) TJRIMMIXUS.LADIES' & CENTS' ROBESChstanber.'. lHaliifrcllnar J'luliI tor beMlcu lIUOUliBODIES EMBALMEDBO AS TO IIK HIEBEItVED 1011 ANY LENGTHOV TIME DESIKKD.11 OO Ilia UTVr W svnr,Uooorcted with Tt-l.-pliouff Escbangp.m BEST THING KNOWNWASHINGBLEAOHINGIN HARD OR SOFT, HOT OR COID VATER.SAVES LABOR, TIME and SOA1' AMAZINGLY, and glrcfl unUer.ul aatlafactlun.f amll, rich or poor ahoulil bo wltliout It,So'.d t)T all Grocers. AJ'.Kuf lmltatu.nlwell dosljrood to ml.lead. 1'EAIILINE li theOSLT SAFE laborsaTinir compound, auiahrnrs bears thsabovo STmbol, andnsmoofJAMB rVLC NEW YOIUC.To Dyspeptics,The most common flgnsof Djapcpala, orIiiillffettlon, are an onreMiu at tltoitomach, nausea, flit ule tier, water brash,heart-burn, Tomltltig, loss of npictUe, rlJconattpatlon. Dyiicntlo jiatlcnts sutler untold mlieriej, budily and mental. Theyah stlmu'.ato the digestion, and secureregular da.ly action of tho boeli, by thetue of modcrato doaci ofAyer's Pills.After tho bowels tiro regulated, one of thesePills, taken each day after dinner, Is usuallyall that la required to complete the cure.Aveh's riixa are sugar-coated and purelyTCgctable a pleasant, entirely safe, and reliable medicine for tin cure of all disorderof the atoruacli and bovrela. Ttey arotho best of all purgatives for family uso.rnxrAiiED nrOr.J.C.Ayer&Co.,LowelllMas8.Sold by all DruggUU.rrrni.iniEw.ij..!.Hiiiiiu.iimnTr.TfnThe Kcv. J. K. Scarlos, of New York, Umo (if thu mast wMcly known and highlycstct'inetl nf .Mi-tholist mini iters.Mr SoarVMT" M I rm lmrrvv M tb:t it fx a dutyi a q M tU'iMi lllliteil vltti Ktu uintu-in or Ni'iirnLiria, to tny tlit renuily Um Iaxix iH-m-ovcmt ttit UIn Iw I a iiiirvrloii-i oiuximL My wm aui ifrivUritilictfd wiiU IttK'iiinntiMti. cud fiilTt'rtHj ivnectvlyVa it, at tluit-'x. he v,u uUir d to havo niPrptnne lu.) .Udi'iMhu ana t tnt nllef Vbil in thuorn.dit. on I dlanimlaremo ly which rtrttltxl lniu.o,lu p n ''L'f, nda)ruukueiit(tirtiu He lituiPim-fliur-inUttUt)tua:iV(U.i!raullhthosutauiTiiuX Ih .eel-o f iruihnl It t a number f ir-u auffetli.irvittiltlK im:iti iii.aii'Jt'ierouultttntn'niimiiftllLton'llcf.ando ivrniunintcure. Anion other, Iraritt i;v Wiii. l'.Otirhit, (tutor of UieOttuvebL It. 1-vit'i t i' t rrt' le 'II ejho. I will trhe ywii hi n ni nr U tin v. rittc 1 1 my pan. wiphlntr him t. puMhthe r.- 1 1 ir ti 1 b uv&i vl other aulfoiixr ith Uijaatitu ux - 1What -llr. Corblt Hajai" New Haven, Ju'r U, 181MSIr,ReiT' poarStr I wih to aay for thu U-n-rfltitfall wl . jreauffeiinif ith lnQamiuaLrythiU'mattHm, that i our lunlicuie it JLf alibla I utTemlfur twu montlm tlw niont tiiTut UUoy torture t KtIk5iutid4 of flet),anJ wtvi not out of myhou eforam nth , I heard of your reiuody, and wn alaiottiiihiauisjr ruittiOLi vy li- it men H m Pii-ruicior til.fx-cof Any kind. ounmfwtOirtalLly Jafor IuIUuilllb 'Tf JkUCUlUsaUBIU 1U IUI iwtctrcft lonu." Yount mont rwiwx.-t fully, Wm, k Cobbit," putor 0oive BL 1L K. Churvh, Sow Jlavwi, Conn."Such ia ATiiLOi'iionoa a tlM.nuipIi andefficient euro for the worst cases tf Jthcuinatism and Neuralgia.If you cannot (ret ATQLOrno&oa of your dnitr-irt.wo w.Ii vciid It exrrchi jld, ou rtti t tf mfularprlco ono dollar tr bot'le. We i refer tiat you buyIt from your druyirt, but If he htrn't It, Hj not bolerLuadod to try something ele, but order ul uucufrom uj u dJreciod.at.;lopho;.cs co 112 wall st., mvj york.immitfJuituiitii.i.inuumnnTiOMMrla;h8 Crurlly.To permit pourself and family to"Suffer rWith sickness when It can be prevented sod curedso easilyWith Hop Bltteralllklaviog esperienced a great deal of"Trouble I" from Indigestion, so mach so that Icame near loslog myLift tMy trouble always rsme after eating any foodHowever tljzhtAnd digestible,For two or tbree hours at a time 1 had to go throughtbe mostExcrucistlog pains,"And the only wsy I ever got"Relief!'Was by throwing up all my stomach contilurd. Noone can conceive the pains that I bad to go through,until"At UatI was taken! "So (bit for three weeks I lay In bedandCould eat nothing 1My sufferings wer so that I called two doctors togive me something that would stop tbe pain, tbelrEfforts were no good to me.At last 1 beard a good deal"About your Hop Bitters IAnd determined to try them,"Got a bottle In four hours I took the ronitnts ofOn elNext day I nai out of bed, and have not a.'en a"Slckl"Hour, from the same cause since.I have recommended it to hundreds of others. Youhave no such"Advocate aa X am." Geo, KeudH, Al.uton.Uoston,Mass.Columbus Advocate, Texas, April 21, '61Dear Editor:-! have tried your Hop UJtters, sndAnd tbey are good for sny complaint Tbe best tnedlclne I ever used In my family. II. TALENElt,ryNooi genuine without a bunch of green Hopaon toe wnue uoei, rnun an me viie, puiauuuua muwith "Uop"or "uops" in weir name.fts to7S. iife. i MTivnyf v w - semi30th year of residence, and 1 1th ot bualnets.No inventor ever bad to pay taxes, coats offoreclosure, wait 'or interest, or tukeland. BEST of Reference. WriteIf you have money to loan. AddressD. 8. D. JOHN8TON St. SON,NiKOtlatort) of Mortgage Loans,llentlou tills paper. 8T. PAUL, MINN.A llOUnl.E MOUTUtll COnNETIAT WHO WILLplow ron LONiiosEns next teab-howELOCUTION IBT8 AI1E TRAINED, Willi A WAI1N.inii ron AuniTiovs tounci tuitij. brimat.10 MOTU.Hobton, Nor. IR, 1884,It'otiVi 8arprl) I'.rty, with "Pop" aa thoattractloo, bavo taken tiOBscselon ot tbo pretty llijou theatre, aud are luaklug tbloga merry for the large audiences. Of course 'Top"isn't new we're all aeen, and are read; to teeit again aa long aa it contiuuea no clever andfunny, with JoLn McKaj to make ua laughand Ida Mulle to charm ua with her singing.Hut if the play isn't new, Mr. Itice has introduced a novelty which really la a novelty, andone that Im proved a great attraction. Imean Mr. Jamee 1', Locke, the doubt, cornet1st. Mr. Locke, who ia a decided artist, li ayoung man from Toledo, O., the nephew ofDm id It. Locke, whom everybody knows as'l'ctroleum V. Nasby." The Lockes are amusical fauilly ; they all play or bins, usuallyboth. Even "Maaby" owns up to some Instrument, I've forgotten what, hut It's some.wLere betwetn a flute and a bans viol: andbe frankly rays that be likes nothing betterthan an "old fashioned Sunday evening sing."You ould believe, it, too, if you could hearhis baas vc Ice rolling out Ibe old tlme hymns.Walls aud Helta wero drilled Into bisyouthful mind most thoroughly by a Presbyterian mother, aud be by rote addtd severalof Wesley 'ii. I really bell vo be can give anyone of ILem, from "Coronation" lo "China."That be appreciates Ibem, too, is shown byhis ohu religious poems, some of which areamong the most touching and beautiful thathave been written in these later years. Thismutical taste in the fatUlv once in a whiledevelop beyond taste aud talent, aud evengenius. Mr. James Locke has been, for soyouDg a man, quite a successful cornet player;but bis successes have all been made in theWest, and it is only a little over a year agothat he discovered that he could play on twocorueti at once. Unlike other cornetists, becould ou ly play on tbe side of bis sioutb, instead of the ceutrr, aud he could play as wellon one side as the other. One day, in fun,be took up two cornets at once, and foundthat both responded to bis breath. II. Immediately went to work to practice, and aa a result people see oue man playing a duet upontwo cornets in a fiuisbed style. There is nocbicauery about it; It is good, honest work,aud will bring Mr. Locke a fortune. He already has several offers for Loudon next season, one of which he has accepted at a veryhigh salary. That Is, it seems very large fortbe work he does, but oue has to rememberthat Lit performance is the result of continuous hard labor, so really be is only gettingwhat he Is absolutely worth aud what be Lasworked very hard to attain. That is one(Ling which people are apt to forg.t in considering an artistic success. Tbey only seetbe immediate result, and do not look at allat the long period of labor and possible hardship through which the success has been attained.Apropos of the work of preparation forpublic life, Mr. J. J. Hayes, who is withoutdoubt Ibe floret reader before the public today, gave some of the "interior views" of themanner in which a great many so-called teachers of elocution tram the young women undertbelr charge who have an ambition to be public readers. In a city where Mr. Hayes appeared, a young lady resident legged an interview with hiui in order that he might bearber read and recommend ber to managers.Ueiug very kindly in bis nature and alwaysready to asLt those deserving, be consentedto see her and pass Judgment on her efforts.It was the usual thing all gesture, "wiggle,"makiug eyes and mouthing, but there wasfrom beginning to end no indication of anyIntellectual appreciation of what she wasreading, which was, by tbo way, one of thefinest poems in tbe English language. Mr.Hayea beard ber patiently to the end ; thenhe asked her :"What does that poem meau i""I don't think I understand you," was the'besilaliug reply.'What conception do you think the poetbad in bis mind when he wrote it ?""I really don't know what you mean, sir."" Why, w bat literary analysis did your teacher maLe of it? For instance, why do you doso and so!'" indicating certain gestures andexpressions.'Why, I do ibat because my teacher toldme to.""But did be give you no reason why youwere to do it ?""No; be only told me to learn that piece.Then be marked in my book what to do, andI did it just as he told me.""What! without knowing why ?""I supposed be knew why, so I didn't askhim."Hhe then banded bim tbe book, and Mr.Hayes assures me it was a study. All throughwere pencil marks like these; "Weight onright foot," "Extend right band," "lUise tbeeyes," "Extend the left band with palmdown," "Here smile, as if in ecstasy," andso on interminably. And that was all shebad been taught. No time had been givento studying Ibe poem itself to fathom Itmeanings and bring them out but everythingwas subordinated to "dramatio effect" and itssupposed power over tbe audience.llut after all, although the public is good,nalured criminally so sometimes it is notutterly lacking in taite and discrimination,and it does know reading from elocution andis b. ginning to demand tbe former and refuse tbe latter. If it would only make its refusal sufficiently strong to be well understood,the "elocution mills" would grind more slowly aud peiheps stop altogether, aud many ayoung girl who now finds herself bankruptedlu pocket, iu hope and ambition would besaved suffering snd mortification, and wouldfind a place in tbe world where she would fitIn happily and make life a blessing to othersas well as herself. I lose all patience when Ithink of this sacrifice of girlhood. Aproposof Mr, Hayes, be is just back from a successful trip through ibe West, where he was eve.ry where received witb great enthusiasm.Henry Irving and E len Terry, at the Globe,have been delighting Boston audiences, repeatiog tbelr successes of last year. MissTerry has been interviewed by every paper inme cny, out one 01 tne Dest ana most cnaracteristio Interviews was writttn bv Mrs, Fannie K Hamilton of tbe Courier, who la onoof the latest coiners Into Boston journalistiocircles ami is a welcome addition.Biu.iE Jot White.Tiic Fact tuat Alaska mow his a CivilGovernment directs renewed attention to tberesources and prospects of that far off northwestern territory. Tne new governor, J, It.Kinkead, quietly assumed control in Seplember, the military oontrol exercised by tbe naval authorities was withdrawn and Oov. Kink.ead has been makiug oiUoial visits to variouspoints to ascertain wbat sort of a territory beHas to govern. With tbe establishment of clvll control, Alaska will be in a better situationto Invite Immigration and tbe investment ofcapital. The fur Interest, tbe fitnerles, thelumber product and tbe mines are alreadymaking Uncle Sim's investment ot f 7,200,000a valuable one. Other industries are likelyto follow, i.teut. bcuwatka proposes to embark iu tbe business of cattle raising on tbeAleutian islaudu, which cover an area of 8000square miles, nearly onc-nalf of which Is available for pasturage. Tbe worm ooean currentfrom Japiu temp rs tbe climati ot these island', aud exoelleut cattle have already beenraised there. Tbe recent exploration of agreat river in Alaska, ullberto unknown,proves tint the lumber regions can be easilyreached in summer, and tbu a vast treasureot wealth is opened to those who have theuanllnood to secure It.Tbe heat etiquette for a mao Is not to boast ot bisvirtues. It is alao exceedingly Inelegant to sddot society with bla coasba snd colds, vbea be can nod re-uei in a uoiiie oi iir, uuu a uougu By rup.Miscellany.Tho asl-Tlmi of tbti Year,Tbls Is th. feaat-tlme of tbe year,Wbeo hearta prow warm and boms more ilearjTv'be n autumn'a crlnson torch eiplresTo flasb agala In wluter ores.And tbey wbo tracked October'a flightThrough wooda with gorgeous huea bedlgbt,In charmed circles sit sod prstseTb. goodly log'a trlumpbaut blsse.Tbls Is the fesst-tlme of the yesr,When rienty poors her wine of cheer,And even hombl. boards may sparoTo poorer Ioor a kindly abare;bile bursting bsros sod granartea knowA richer, fuller overflow ;Aod tbey who dwell la golden eaaeIjless without toll, yet toll to pltaae.Thla la the feast-lime of the year!The blessed Advent drawetb uesr. .Let rich and poor together breakThe bread of lov. for Cbriat'a aweet aake,Against th. time when rich and poorMustopefor hlmacommon door .bo comes a guest, yet makes a f east,And blda the greateat snd the Iraet.Harriet itcKuen Kimball.TllK EVENT AT MWHEVILLK.It was tbe latter Dart of November, lustbefore Thanksgiving, when an event occurredin Mldgevllle that excited Midgeville fromcentre to circumference.It was no new thing for Midgeville socletvto be agitated. Indeed, it would have been amuch newer thing for it to have remained tinagitated for any length of time.Mrs. rrlncilla jjowns often Bald that Midgeville was "the excltlngest place she ever livedIn." As her youth had been spent in thewhirl of gaiety at Bald Hill Cove, aud fifteenyears of ber married life within three miles of1'overty Uorner, tbls was saying a great deal,but it was true, nevertheless ; there was, asMrs. l'riscilla affirmed, always someth'ng happening ai aiiugeviue.ben tbe Downs moved thither ten Tearsago tbe public-spirited Midgevllleites bad justpurchased a ten-acre lot of Mr. Slocum for aburying ground, and great wan the consternation produced thereby, some of the oldest Inhabitants even going so far in their opposltion as to say that "they would never be buried In Bill Hlocutu's sheep pasture as long astbey lived ;" and hardly had tbe matter beencorufromised by their dyiug and allowingthemselves to be buried there, when the schoolhouse burned ; and whether it caught firefrom tbe stove door being carelessly left ajarthe night before, or was set on fire br someyoung scamps in the neighborhood, was anunfathomable mystery that again perplexedthe good people of Midseville. Followingclose upon tbe heels of this disaster, Addisonsnow mlttened rierena Ann Baker, after being- as goou as engaged to ner lor nign onto sixyears.It nearly broke tbe poor eirl s heart : buttbe Midgevllleites wre wonderfully sympathetic as a class, and Serena found great consolation in visiting among them and telling towilling listeners how she bad "sot ber life byAderson ;" of tbe tender little things be hailsaid to ber, and bow "nigh she came to faint.In' dead away when be proposed quittin'."She soon received further consolation fromtbe attentions of Caleb Peikins, and merrilyrang tne news (or would bad tbere been auybells in Midgeville to ring), and tbey werewed In less than three months after the remarkable termination of tbls romantio affair.one of tbe Blatsdell boys was arrested forstealing Loop-poles, and, although It was aterrible sbock to the community to And thattbey had been harboring a thief in tbelr verymidst, it set their mind, to rest as to tbe origin ot the school. bouse fire.One year later the Union church was bu It.and Midgeville fairlv outdid itself in eettinuagitated.luere were four denominations besides tbeoutsiders interested In its construction, andas each iudividual member of each denomination (counting the "outsiders" as one) wasfirm in bis conviction that If tbere was anvone thing that he did know, and bis neighbordid not, It was just bow to build a meeting-nouse, it is not surprising tnat tbe discussionsin regard to the height ot Ibe steeple, tbedepth of tbe gallery, the shape of tbe windows, tbe form of tbe pulpit and tbe aize oftbe pews iboulj be frequent and animated.But the build. ng waa dually completed, andtbe Methodists carpeted it witb red because itwas "kind ot cheerful and lively looking,"and the Presb) terians bad tbe pulpit furniturecovered with green because it seemed "sortof subdued and solemn." Tbe Congrega-tionalisU bought, witb sectarian money, anorgan that discoursed unsectarkko music.wnue tne uapiista purchased a communionBet and showed a Cnristlan spirit bv allowingothers to use it when they did not. Tbe "outsiders enjoyed great liberty in providing forthe mortgage.Union cburcb affairs being thus amicablyadjusted, Midgeville Lad falleu luto a slate ofapathy not uncommon after great and prolonged excitement, when it wa again arou.edby the stsrtliug intelligence that tbe WidowBenson and ber two children bad been turnedout ot doors.Widow Benson had formerly lived in Pine-wood, but three years before bad bought apretty cottsge of Dr. Holmes, and with herlittle family bad taken up ber abode in Midge-vine.She bad paid $200 down Ctbe neighborssoon found out), and an unmarried brother,wbo waa earning a good salary in the city,became responsible for the remainder. Buttbe brother had died soon after tbe purchasewas made, and, being unable to make thepayments herself, the widow was now to beturned out of house and home into the cold,cold world.At least, such was the story, and it camestraight. Mrs. Muggins, the blacksmith'swife, had just stepped into Mrs. Benson's onMonday, "while tbe clothes were boiling," toget a little advice as to how she'd better trimSusan Maria's dress, and found ber packingup and getting ready to move ; and In answerto inquiries as to ber object in moving iucold weather she said that Dr. Holmes wauledtbe house for one of bis nephews."She didn't 'pear to want to talk muchabout it," said Mrs. Muggins. "Poor creatur', I s'pose she felt so bad sbo couldn't. Ican't think she's the least (dee where she'sagoin' to live, though ahe's goin' to her sister's at Pinewood for a spell. But her sister'sgot a family of ber own, and of course shecan't be expected to provide for a widderandtwo children."Mrs. Muggins was terribly indignant, andso was every one to whom she told tbe story,aod it was thought best to have a meeting oftbe Union sewing society tbo next day (at.though It was not the day tor their meeting),and see what oould be done about it. Tbemeeting waa held at tbe president's, Mrs.Murcb, who lived directly opposite tbe residence of Dr. Holmes. It was well attended,and never did Union sewing souiety sbow amore united spirit than in denouncing Dr.Holmes and expressing sympathy for tbe uufortunate widow.Tbe widow Sharp boldly proposed raislogmoney by subscription (of course, being awidow herself, A wouldn't be expected togive anything), but the other ladles, aftermaking some mental calculations, concludtdthat it wouldn't be best; "Wido Bensonwas a dreadful high spirited woman andmight feel affronted."Bo tbere seemed nothing they could do after all except to free tbelr minds, and tbeydid that thoroughly.It was perfectly scandalous, tbey declared,for Dr. Holmes, tbe richest man in Midgeville, and not a ohild or obiok in the world, tooppress tbe widow and fatherless."Such a good woman as she Is tn sickness,"said Mrs. Taylor, whose children bad had arun of measles; "and dreadful tasty," saidGrandma Njwcomb, wondering where herpretty caps were to come from now. "Butnothing gaudy ; you never see ber riggedout In furbelows and (buncos," added Mrs.Joel Clark, with a side glance at the mill j onMrs. Muggins's dress. "And an amazinggood band to mind ber own business," wastbe significant tribute paid by tbe blacksmith's wife. Tbere were but two dissentingvoices: Mrs. llnan, whose husband keptstore, said "wiiders hadn't ought to buywbat tbey couldn't pay for," not aa she afterwards explained, because she "blamed thewidder Benson, but she wanted to hit tbewidder Sharp ad b for not paying her grocery bill."Miss E'idora Piper, who was afflict jd withnervous headaches, remarked that she "hadalways found Dr. Holmes most gentle and af.taction" and then stopped suddenly as Ifshe bad said more than sbe intended to, al.though, everybody aud especially tbe WidowSharpe. knew she hadn't."There's tbo doctor's hired man harnessing tbe horse," said Mrs. Murcb looking outot tbe window, "and as sure as I am alivethat's a brand new kerrldge, and wbat a bigone for just one""Ma, ma," yelled Toby Murob, tumblingover tbe doorstep In bis burry to tell thenows, "Will Benson says bis mother waamarried last nlgbt to Dr. Holues, and he'sgoing to call bltu pa, and tbey are all goin't-r Pinewood to Tbanksglvin'."True enough, the doctor nut the two abildren into the carriage, and helped theirmotuer in wiiu a most loverlike devotion."He sort o does 'near affectionate." Raidthe Widow Sharpe, looking at Miss Piperwith an exasperating stnlle."There's no fool like an old fool," snap,peel the fair Eudora."Did you ever i" asked the president, aathe carriage rolled past, aud sbe turned fromIbo window and gazed upon Ibe momber.Aud the members admitted Ibat tbey "never did really, although tbey bad mistrusted Itall along."Tlifi I'.e of t'lro by- the Ilrreroa.The care of the fire is intrusted to the oldest unmarried daughter of the chief, or. If hehai no such daughter, to the maiden nearestrelated to blm. If, by any accident or misfortune, It is extinguished, it must not be relit from another fire, but must bu made anewfrom the beginning. For Ibis purpose twostraight sticks of auy readily burning woodare taken. A hollow ia made lu one of thosticks, In which the sharpened end of tbeoiuer one may be twlileu, aud some punk orhalf rotten wood is nut in a uroove cut toholi It, to serve as tinder. This slick Is heldto tbe ground by tbe knees, while the otherone is turned rapidly beck and forth betweentbe open hands. When a spark appears, itIs directed upon the tinder, whicb is thenreadily blown into a Heme. Tbus, it is notthe rubbed stick, but the tinder, that givestne name. m natives dislike Ibis workvery much, and when on a Journey, if tbeyhave no other fire apparatus, they take an ignited stick with them, the fire of which tbevskillfully keep glowing for a long time. Attne present time, tne Africans, far luto tbeinterior, are acquainted witb the uso of steeland flint and of malchts. Tbere is no evidence that Ibe people knew anything of tbesteel and Hint belore they became acquaintedwith Europeans; aud I have never seen aAre steel that was made by a native smith.Besides cooking food and warming and lighting the buls. Are is employed for the fellingot large trees and the splitting of stones. Inthe former case, tbe fire Is built around theroot of the tree, and kept burning till thetree fall. One man on attend a considerable number of such fires, so that tbe work.as a whole, may go on quite fast. Stoneswhich it Is desired to removo from tbe roadare Bplit by tbe aid of fire, and weils arebored tbrougb the rock sometimes to tbedepth of ;10 fet or wore. Popular RcUnceMonthly jar i ottmbtr.London, the Hdoe Metropolis op theBritish Empire, still goes on widening itsarea, and the problems of importance whichit presents to tbe student of political science,grand and complex as these already are developed, are daily becoming more difficult tosolve satisfactorily. Last year there wereadded 'J1.110 houses to Ih's vast centre of hu--nsn habitation, and this increase made up.1(11 new streets and one new seiuare, andcov-ered a distance 01 more tban 6ti miles, letLondon builders considered 1883 a bad onefor their business! Siuce 1880 tbe growthof London would make a town larger tbanLiverpool, Manchester, or Birmingham. Nevertheless, there does not appear to be anyserious effort ou foot to obviate tbe dangerously dense huddling of millions of rationalcreatures who require a certain ainouut ofair suitsble for breathlug, water of a potablenature, food which can be eaten, clothes calculated to preserve warmth, bouses that arehabitable, within a limited space.The Oriciin or the Word Charlatan isgiven by a German paper as follows : "Intbe olden lliue, when tbe doctors, sitting intheir studies, weighed tbe ills of tbelr fellowman and searched tbe depths of nature forremedies, tuy were not in the habit of ridlog about; their homes were hospitals, andthey did not leave their patients. At thattime a genius of a doctor, wbo knew moreabout calculating for himself than medi.ine,made his appearance in Paris. HiB name wasLatan. He procured a small one-horse wagon(char), upon which he packed bis remedies(or all possible affections. With these bedrove about tbe streets of Paris, orying outnts wares ana looking for patients, lie wastbe first driving doctor, and soon became renowned. Whenever he came along, the populace greeted him with : ' Voila le ciar d iatan !' This was oti abbreviated to 'charlatan,' which at that time denoted a drivingdoctor."Gen. Sherman's Hadits Duniso nis Cam-paions were very simple. He was up earlyand late. In tbfaceof tbe enemy five hourBsleep sufficed bim. Before tbe reveille sounded be was often in the saddle and out ou tbemost exposed parts ot his line. During theAtlanta campaign he discarded tents and reduced baggage to a minimum. Tbere wasbut oue tent attached to his beadquarters.andthat was used by bis adjutant general and bisclerks. With bis stall be slept on tbe groundunder a tent. fly, which as stretched at nightover a pole renting iu '46 crotch of some convenient saplings. Tbe soldiers called Liau'Uld lecums " and "Uncle Hilly. A singlesentry stbod guard at his headquarters, butnobody wuo wanted to speak to blm, officeror private, was stopped.Ttusuksgl, lot;,I-ord, for the errlne thoughtNot Into evil wrought;Lord, forth, wicked willnrtrayed aod baffled atlll;For tbe heart from Itself kept.Our tbankiglvlog now accept.For Ignorant hopes that wereUroken to our blind prayer;For palo, death, sorrow, sentUutonur chastisement;For all losa of aeemltg good,Quicken tbou oor gratitude.U; I). UotcelU.In Germany an aged blind woman used tobe led to church every Sunday by a gander.He would take her to the door of tbe pewwhere she eat. As soon as she was in berplace be would walk quietly out of tbe churchand occupy himself iu the churchyard, feeding on the grass till tb? service was oyer andbe heard tbe people coming out of church,Then be would go to tbe pew of bis old mistress and lead ber home. One day the minister of tbe church called to see this oldperson at ber own bouse. He found that shebid gone out, aud expressed his surprise tober daughter thet they Bhould let her go outalone. "0, sir," replied the daughter, "thereia nothing to fear. Mother is not alone; thegander is witb her." Chrittian at Work.THE OIlII.DHKirS TIIANKaaiVIXdIn Englind female doctors are termed"lady medicals."Keely's motor is now known as "the tramp,"because it won't work.Mark Twain says there Is something fascinating about science it gives you such wholesale returns of conjecture for such trifling investments of fact.A bald-beaded man, wbo has beard that tbehairs of a man's head are numbered, wants toknow if tbere isn't some place where he canobtain the back numbers.At tbe close of a long-winded address before a Sunday school meeting in Chicago, theleader gave out tbe bymn, "Hallelujib! 'tisdone I"A drunken Congressman Bald to HoraceGreeley oue day, "I am a self-made man.""That fact, sir," replied tbe pbilosophloalHorace, "relieves Ihs Almighty of a great responsibility," A rather gayly-dreSied young lady askedber Sunday-school class what was meant by"tbe pomps aud vanities ot the world." Theanswer was honest, but rather unexpected,"Them flowers on your hat."A Jack's Valley (Nevada) ranchman warnshis fellow citizens as follows : "If any man'sor woman's kows oxes guts iu these oats, bisor her's tail will be cut off, as the case maybe."A boy was caught stealing currants, andwas locked up in a dark closet by tbe grocer.The boy commenced begging most pathetically to be released, and after much persuasion,suggested : "Now, If you'll let me out andsend for my father, he'll pay you for tbe currants and lick me besides." Tbe grocer couldnot withstand this appeal.They've a man-eating shark down town,"said Mr, Jones to bis wife the other evening ;"quite a curiosity." "I don't see what makesIt a curiosity," answered Mrs. Jones shortly,"Did you ever see one?" asked Jones. "No;but I've seen a man eating pumpkin pie anda whole crowd looking at him." Then Joneslaid down his paper and explained that a maneating elurk was a large tub on exhibition atoue of tbe markets. "Ho you said," answeredMr. Jones calmly, "audit the man prefersshark to other fish, I don't see as it anybody's business but bis own." Detroit FreePremTbere was au odd hubbub of voices Issuingfrom the room leading out of tbe little darkentry, where Deacon Pay son bad left Mr.Wilmot, while he ran up stairs for somethingforgotten. Tbere were tbe shrill voices of atleast two little girls, both talking at the sametime t while once In a while came certain solemn, not to say doleful, tones.Mr. Wilmot could not help fancytng it wasthe voice of an old mau.After a while, aa the solemn speakerpaused, one of tbe little girls bushed bermate, and cried out"Ob, I forgot I Wbat did you say youused to have for Tbabksglvlng dinner, Liston ?"In precisely the same tone as before, thosame short sentence was pronounced."We used to Have plum pud'n.""That was good. And what did you havelogo with It?""Sass."Following this reply came that kind otlaugh which would have convlnoed Mr. Wilmot without seeing his face that poor Lisbonwas simple minded.It was that kind of a laugh which It ispainful to a stranger to hear; but the children, who evidently knew Llston well, laughed witb him healthfully and merrily.Presently, one of tbe girls spoke again,"We meant, did you have roast turkey orchickens f""No. But we had plum pud'n and sass onIt."He seemed in danger of another laugh, butthe girls gave bim lime only for a chuckle."And wbat did you bavo last year?""Indian. meal pud'n." His voice waspitched in a much lower key, but he raised Itto add almost gleefully, "But we bad sugar,and that's good, and we'll have it again thisyear. Mother says so."There was a pause after this answer, thena little sigh and a question."How Is your mother, Llston ?""She Is sick, and I've got to go."This was said hurriedly ; and Mr. Wilmotbeard a door open, and heavy steps. Thentbey seemed to come back ; and Liston said,as it be had a vague doubt whether the children had not received a wrong Impression,"Sugar's good, and we like it fust-rate."The girls called "Good by" after him, then,shutting the door, began talking, one at atime. And Ibis is tbe dialogue Mr. Wilmotbeard."Isu't it-dreadful to hare such a dinner asthat?""What's the use of talking? His motherwon't let anybody give them anything.""But maybe she'd let us. Couldn't weearn something ?"Here followed an eager discussion of waysand means; and at last it was decided thateach could knit a sock and sell tbe pair, butto whom ?' Aunt Mercy got a quarter of a dollar apair, besides the yarn ; but it would not doto offer tbe seeks to any of ber customers.Lawyer Towne's daughters knit his, and wasthere anybody else ?""I know I" cried the voice Mr. Wilmot especially liked. "There's tbe minister 1 He'sgot to be good to tbe poor, you know, because it's lu the Bible.""Well," said the other rather proudly, "it'sno chaiity. Aunt Mercy says they're abundantly worth a quarter, be"Just then, Deacon Payson appeared, apologizing tor having been gone so long.Tbe day before Thanksgiving the ministersat in his study, trying to finish his sermonfor next day.It was hard work, for bis mind kept wandering to tbe little girls and poor Llston.Had they grown weary In well-doing? Hadsomebody else bought the socko which weresuch a bargain ? Worst of all, bad tbeyfound out that be, tbe minister, bad overheard all their petty planning, and so wouldnot come to him ?He bad asked Deacon Payson about Lis.ton, and learned that he was already a man inyears, and that bis old mother was a "queercreater," as her neighbors put it.Years ago, sbe bad taken offence at aneighbor's advice to "throw Liston on thetown" In other words, to Bend bim to thealmshouse.Itising from h r seat by Ihi neighbor's fire,sbe had said, while her pale face worked convulsively, though she shed no tears,"Throw my child on the town because he'llalways be a child? Never, while I have acrust of bread."Without listening to the explanation thattbe advice was well meant, she had departed,muttering grimly that she came of "respectable folks, and had never begged, and pleaseGod she never would."Never again did she sit by a single hearthstone except her own in the village; nor wasany visitor welcomed to hers, not even theminister, who bad been Mr. Wilmot's predecessor. "Sbe owns ber little place, and went outwashing before she was taken sick," said tbeDeacon concluding bis recital ; "and the boydoes errands, and can saw wood, if you givebim time. I don't doubt he has enougb toeat, but the women folks say that she's star?,in' herself to lay up for him.""If any one can help ber, it will be a littlechild," mused Mr. Wilmot, when there came apatter of small steps on tbe sidewalk, and atugging at the door-bell. Yes, It was JanePayson and Sarah Hyde, just as be badguessed it would be.Little girls wbo knit tbelr own stockings,and sometimes an extra pair to sell, lived notso long ago as to have dressed very differently from girls ot eleven and twelve to-day.Bright silk quilted hoods, one cloak ofScotch plaid, another of dark green, pantalets not wholly biding the white yarn stockings that showed above stout shoes, this wastheir outfit, as they came shyly in, each bearing a small parcel.Jane spoke first. "We wanted to get aplum pudding for Llston Carr, and we thoughtmaybe you'd give us a quarter of a dollar forthese socks."She dropped the parcel on tbe floor in berconfusion ; and, as both she and the minister stooped to pick it up, Sarah burst out witbher speech. Tbey had probably been rehearsing them ever sinoe they started fromhome."And my mother said she thought one pairof socks would be of no use without two, foryou might catch cold wearing thinner onesfor change, and bo we've brought anotherpair for a donation."Sbe got tbe last word out after a severetussle with it, and ber face was crimson withdread and effort combined."You are very kind, and so are your mothers" Jane didn't mean to be rude; but bermother had not yet received due honor ather daughter's hands, so she interrnpted theslow talk of the minister."My mother's going to give milk and eggsand sugar, and my Aunt Susan's going togive a chicken, and father's got potatoes andsquash and cranberries, and Mrs. Carr sayswe may have our dinner up at her house,ana we re ever so pieasea."So am II" cried tbe minister with somuch warmth as to charm his little auditors.It was just like the Bible, Jane thought.It would Btartle a philosopher, who hasforgotten bis own childish thoughts, to learnwhat very definite views children bare of tbeduties Christianity imposes.The minister produced a silver dollar whichbe banded to Jane, saying,"These nice warm sock are well worth it."But tbe dollar waa too much."Oh, no!" cried the child, drawing backber hand. "Aunt Mercy don't get but aquarter.""If it's for Lisbon's plum-pudding, mayn'tI give something mora for tea and a bit ofjelly for poor Mrs. Carr ? Please let me."It sounded very strange for tbe minister tosay "please" to such little girls. They feltashamed, as If tbey bad seemed "stingy overtbelr good time," so Sarah said afterwards.Us was Just going to add, "Besldea it's nocharity," tor tbe socks were very nice ; buthe suddenly remembered the girls mightthink be had heard one ot them use thosevery words. I believe it's best never to listen ; you do feel so guilty afterwards, as tbegood minister did before tbe little girls.While he paused, Sarah remarked that Llston bad a prospect ot hasty pudding, witblust a little sugar on It. "And he seemedjust as pleased about It; but that's becausebe's simple," she went on."Tbe foolish things of the world havebeen chosen to confound the mighty," Baldthe minister, as If to himself ; and Janemade his words plain."Mother says it's a good kind of simpleness that makes anybody contentod with Justwbat be's got, and that tbe greatest saint can'tdo more sometimes." .Tbe dollar was accepted, and tbe girls de.parted to get raisins and stone them for thepudding.There was a beautiful ending to tbe sermonnext day, making the good deacon feel, as hetold his minister, "like a little rhlld stindlugbefore the throne, and not afraid, because ofthe 1'atLor's smile."Alter cburcb, Mr. Wilmot followed LUtonCarr borne, hoping to get just a prop at thochildren's Thanksgiving.Such jollity had not been known for a lingtime under lbs tiny cottage roof.Llston was roaring bis loudest; and thelittle girls, wbat witb laughing aud talkingtogether, were making it pretty noisy tor aninvalid, Mr. Wilmot feared ; but, as he stepped uninvited to tbe open door of tbe kitchen, be saw the usually grim, pale faoe ot L'ston's mother rosy aud smiling.Liston was setting tbe table, doubling himself up with merriment every now and then,not at all risking the dishes though, for heheld them with a grip that threatened tocrush the dollcate, old-fashioned glass tumblers. Jane was scorching her face in tbeprocess of browniug some pieces of chickenover the glowing coals, while a bowl of brothsteamed on the hearth. As for Sarah, shewas mashing squash, close by the big earthen pan that held tbe pudding,Jane, turning, caught sight of tbe minis,ter, and her startled look of pleasure turnedall eyes toward the door."Let him oomo in and askablessln', moth,er," whispered Liston ; but bis whisper. Ilkabis spoken word, was loudest of its kind, Sdtho minister easily h;ard him.He came forward, aod said,"I came to get a blessing from tin children." "I shall lose none by your sharing II," wasthe old woman's quaiut welcome, aa sbo heldout her hand.Tbat was the beginniug of pleasanter dasfor poor L'ston and bis mother. The doorof the cottage once thrown open by the children turned more easily on its hinges to theirelders, and tbe kindness which never failstbe deserving poor in a New England villagewas plentifully shown ; so that, after the widow's death, tbe little place was still free fromdebt, and was Bold for enough to keep Llstonfrom becoming a pauper! Chrittian legiter. Tbo U'anl.Granl t'ulliire.Tbe more that Is known of the whole business the more the lawyers most intimate withthe case are sure tbat Gen. Grant and bis sonsbad no knowledge whatever ot the villainy towhich they were made parties in their connection with the notorious Ward. Gen. Grant,it is said, has been so impressed witb the wisdom of keeping clear of Wall street hereafterthat he has assured several friends this Bummer that be will never enter into any businessconnections of any kind again, and that bewill never again set foot in Wall street, nomatter what business may call him tbere.His son, Fred Grant, wbo a year ago was con.sldered a rising youog millionaire, and wasliving in most exquisite style, has given upall hopes of making another fortune, and hasgone to work to grow winter roses for theNew York market. When tbe crash catnolasl April he had just bought a beautiful housenear bis father's for $70,000, and paid down$10,000 on account. This money be lost, togelher witb every dollar invested in the firm.His sole remaining resource was a email coun.try plaoe at M)rristown, N. J., belonging tobis wife. In order to furnish bis city bousewitb winter roses, he spent last year, whenmoney was no object, about $10,000 in fittingup luxurious greenhouses upon his M irristown property. He finds now that he can growenougb roses In his hot houses to make quitea comfortable income by selling tbem to NewYork florists, aud this is to be bis businessthis winter. He tells his friends tbat witbreasonably good luck he can clear J.100O or$1000 in a year, and that will be sufficient toenable him to live lu comfort. L'ke his father, he never wants to see Wall street, audsays he would rather grow roses and make abare living all his life than go through againthe purgatory of last spring. I believe Gen.Grant's other sou has gone west to grow upwitb tbe country and forget, If be cau, thebrief season of feverish financial glory whichpreceded tbe explosion. As to Ward's chances of getting out of jail within the next tenyears.everythiDg is possible to bim wbo wattsand baa money. Ward is said to take bisconfinement very pleasantly, and does notfret much. His wife aod personal fiiendsstill contend tbat he is the victim ot a diabolical plot concocted by the veteran speculatorand ex-president of the Jliriuo Bank, JamesD. Fish. Xeu York Letter.Which one of the defeated candidates forthe presidency takes bis defeat as quietly asdid General Hincock ? Ills wife says tbat onthe night ot the election he went to bed at 7o'clock, utterly worn out. When she beggedbim not to retire so early, as tbere would probably be someone who would want to see himthat night, he sail emphatically : "I cannotsee anyone to night; I am so tired I must goto bed at once." So be retired and slept sosoundly tbat when bis wife, wbo stayed up tohear the news, went to bed sho did not disturb him, nor did he awake until S o'clocknext morning, when Mrs. Hancock, having aooughlng spell, he roused enough to ask herIf she bad heard any news. Sbe said ebe bad,and added: "It is a Waterloo for you." "Allright," he answered, and, turning over, was60on sound asleep again.A bronze statue of Garfield, executed byProf. Ljnz of Nuremberg, on an order fromSan Francisco, is completed, and has beenplaced on exhibition at Hamburg. It is otherolo size, tbe figure being ten feet high. Itrepresents the late President standing erect,with bis bead uncovered, and clothed In ordinary civilian dress. On tbe sides of tbepedestal are figures representing war trophiesand the American eagle. Tbe front faca ofthe pedestal bears in large raised letters tboname "Garfield." Tbe statue will soon beshipped to San Francisco.IX OMIIIAL.At the recent cat-Bhow in London onefeline valued at $.'00,000 was exhibited, and$5000 cats were plentiful.Tom Thumb's estate, after all debts andexpenses are paid, figures up $10,431. So itis tbat Mrs. Thumb baa gone Into the showbusiness again.A ship from Iceland to Leitb, Scotland,struck a rock and had to throw overboard3000 sbeep and some ponies. All but one ofthe ponies and 500 sheep swam ashore.According to a correspondent, Kav. W.H. II. Murray as an oyster cook Is a success.His cafe is conducted on the strictly temperance plan, and they say be ia making money.Mr. Ilobert J. Burdette, of the Burlington Hawkeye, has given tbe Baptist chapel atMerlon Square, Pa., a bell in memory of hiswife. Mrs. Burdette'e wish was that no costly memorial should be erected over ber grave,but that ber life should be commemorated bysome useful gift.From Warsaw, N. Y., comes tbe storytbat Adam Ffaff, a well-known resident, is dying from tbe effects ot wearing a pair of tootight boots. It Is three years since vanity induoed him to squeeze bis feet into tbem, buttbe pain has never ceased. His hands audfeet are swollen to three times their naturalsize, and he is as helpless as an infant.A Baptist minister at Grantvllle, Neb.,gets only $100 a year, and ekes out a livingby shoemaking. His congregation do not object to this, but have made a tremendous rowon several Sundays because he announcedfrom the pulpit tbat be would mend shoesbetter and cheaper than the opposition cobbler, A curious fact In regard to the GreelyArctio expedition is not generally known. According to Lieutenant Greely's account,of the19 men wbo perished all but one were smokers, and the one was tbe last to die. Tbeseven survivors were non-smoking men. Tblswill furnish a good argument for the antitobacco men.The Island of Java Is rapidly recoveringfrom the effects of tbe dreadful volcanlo eruption last year. Commerce has been restored,and the products have been unusually largetbls season. Tbe exportation of ivory, nutmeg, cinnamon and other spices will exceedIn bulk those of former years. None ot thocoffee plantations have reaumed, however,tbere being a supply of coffee on hand sufficient to meet the wants ot commerce for threeyears. Siuce tbe volcanio eruption tbe watersot tbe sea have receded gradually, and tbeshape of the sea la now very nearly what itformerly was. Monuments will be erected tomark the sites ot the destroyed cities and vll-Uges.It we subtract from the total St, John votethe number of men who voted for bim because they did not know wbat else to do, itwill appear Ibat tbe number ot people wbobelieve that national prohibition is a feasibleIdea, and that the true course for temperancemen Is to vote for third party candidates, willbe found to be very small indeed, lloitonJournal.aajakw.,, . , A y issaisiaSHMrasMssBJsBjsBHaHBJSiiHaaHjjsjjiypqps